The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-06-16

| acres Of land.
The Blue Springs, Orange City and Atlantic R'y
Company has received 5,96S II acres Of land.
The st. Augustine and PalAtkA Railway Company
has received s., SS1 90 acres Of land.
The Florida Railway Company has received TO-
| The Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
Company (grant Of East Florida Railway Company
ha. received 54i; SO acres Of land; -
The Jacksonville and Atlantic Railway Company
has received 12O6714 acres OF land.
The st. Johns Railway Company has received
~, O65 30 acres of laud
The Florida Coast Line Canal and Transportation
The foregoing report IL respectfully submitted,
and your committee ask to be discharged
The above facts are more fully shown by the &C.
companying tabuated statements submitted here-
with. WM MILLER,
Chairman joint Committee.
A message from the House announced the
passage OF Senate bills Nos $40 and 292.
House bill No. 292 was Indefinitely postponed
Senate bill No. 31S was passed.
Mr.. Stockton offered the following ResotOed,
That owing to the great increase in the amount
of work required OF the Recording Clerk, he be
allowed four additional days to- complete the
work agreed to.
Mr.. Williams offered the following: WHEREAS,
The two Assistant Clerks employed by the En-
crossing Committee having worked all night in
| engrossing bills; therefore, hSsotced, That ,hey
he paid ten dollars each for said extra services;
agreed to-
MIR. Williams, OF Special Committee on Land
Grants and Corporations made the following
report
Your Committee on Land Grants and Corpora
tons ask to add the following to their report:
In connection with the standing of the Florida
Southern Railroad Company, 1t has been represent
ed that when the Charter Of said road expired, VIZ
March 4th, 1885, the branch from Barlow to Punta
Gorda was finished To within Is miles of Charlotte
Harbor, and said distance was graded aud cross,
tied. Whether. if this be true the lands on this 70
miles forfeited, Is q question which this CON-
mittee does not undertake to decide.
House bill No. 3O5 was passed.
House bills Nos. 1923 and $40 passed
Senate bill No 311 Was passed.
Mr. TOlbert moved 10 go into Executive Ses-
sion; agreed TO, and the doors were closed.
The doors were opened
MIR. Mann called up Senate joint resolution in
relation to settlement upon lands reserved for
railroads and canals which WAS adopted.
The consideration OF House bill No 3l2 was
resumed
MIR. Stockton moved To reccde from the amend
menls offered by the Senate, which The House
refused to concur IN, except the amendment
relating 10 banks, banking firms, &c, IN section
8. paragraph IT, line 10; agreed To.
MIR. Walker moved that the Senate do not
recede from The amendment To section 8. para
graph II, line 10.
The Senate rece,ed from The Senate amend
House bill No. 295 was passed.
Mr.. Mcklnne moved 10 adjourn agreed to.
THREE O'clock P. NJ.
The Senate r, snmed its session.
quorum present.
House hill No 46 was passed
The President signed Senate bills Nos 49,
231. 2S2, 95. As, 266 SO, II, 292, 81 and go.
House bill N" 500 was amended To give 81.
Johns county Two Repre- scnlalives and Osceoa
county one.
MIR. Fowler moved 10 reconsider the vote by
which House bill No 292. regarding Board OF
Health, was lost; not agreed TO-
A message from The Governor announced the
signing OF the following acts:
An net to abolish HE 'ffice of State Printer,
and To create system OF control and manage
ment oil The Stale printing.
An act prescribing the jurisdiction and powers
and regulating the proceedings IN The Criminal
Con Is of Record.
An act 10 prohibit railroads and other trans
pnrtatiOn companies common carriers in this
Stale, and the officers and the agents there OF,
from granting free passes or dlscOunting the fare
paid by the public generally to members ut the
Legislature or staried officers of this State, and
TO prohibit receiving the same.
An act making appropriations to the State
Agricultural College.
An act 10 revoke and abolish the present mu-
nicpal government OF The town or city OF Pa
latka. and to reOrganiZe the city government for
the said Town or city.
An act to establish Criminal Court of Record
in The county OF Duval
An net TO protect mechanics, artisans labnrers
and material men, and to provide for the speedy
collection OF moneys due them for wages
terials furnished.
An act TO incorporate the Euiaula and ST.. An
drews Bay Air Line Railroad Company, and TO
grant certain land to The same.
An act To incorporate The Pensacola Electric
Liz ut md Power (,Onllauv
An act in pursuance of section 5. Article vi,
of the Constitution OF this State, To- exclude from
office and from the right of suffrage persons
ylced of certain offences.
An act Ia p, escrbe the duties of County Com
missoners OF each county in this State in rela-
lion 10 the laying off OF Justices Districts in
each county.
An act to provide for a Judge nd Item when
the presiding Judge is disqualified or Tor trans
terring Cause. ar Tor tue appointment OF
referee.
An act for the relief of D L. Mrknnon
An act making additional appropriations for
expenses ol The Legislature OF 1887.
An act making appropriations for the years
1887, 1888 and for The first quarter OF 1899.
Senate bill No. 293 Was passed.
Substitute i"r Senate bill M. 140 was passed
House bills Nos. 1854. 1857 and 242 were passed.
The President sgneu Senate bills Nos 1925.
1923, Sc, 298 and substitute for Senate bill No.
32l.
House bills Ms 1854 and las were passed
Senate bill No. 227 was passed.
Mr.. Chandler moved to adjourn; agreed to.
EIGHT O'CLOCK p M.
The Senate resumed its session.
A quorum present.
Mr. McKnne, by permission, introduced Sen.
ate bill M. $780, Ia incorporate the Pensacola
and Memphis Railroad Company which was
passed.
The President signed House bills Nos 3O5,
295, House resolution M. 4, and Senate bill No
90.
Mr.. Whldden moved to go into Executive
Session agreed TO.
The doors were opened.
House bill No. 367 Was passed.
Senate bill No 1913 was passed
House bill M. 10 was passed.
Senate bill No 1l6 WAS passed
The following message was received from the
Governor:
To the Legislature Of the State Of Florida:
have the honor to call your attention to the ne
cessty Of AL appropriation to carry inio effect the
q tn for Of